Hey guys! I haven't posted in about a week. I've been pretty busy. By pretty busy I mean I've been enjoying what I feel has been the start of Fall. I've been working on a project for Halloween and have been compiling that for a future post, so look for my Halloween DIY post later this month! For now, please enjoy this short post about chronic illness.
Posted from 08/18
Homemaking. Home.
Making. We take the word for granted. I cannot express the change in
how I feel about my home. While Tony and I would like to own a home,
it makes whatever place we are able to live in so much better. After
the past few weeks, I've come to appreciate how much better our home
feels. It no longer feels just like the place we come to to pass out.
It feels like a real home. Everything I do here helps to improve the
feel of our home. I really am making this place ours. Even on the
days I struggle most, I can still feel satisfaction in our (slowly)
improving home.
And struggle I do. “The struggle is real, bruh.” I suffer from chronic migraines so everything is always extra fun. Last year I FINALLY had a care provider listen and was implanted with an IUD which has so drastically reduced my migraine days. I used to have a migraine every day for 2 weeks straight out of the month, and have now reduced to maybe 10 migraines a month. Still not wonderful considering there are some magical unicorns in life that have never experienced a single migraine. But we do what we can, because I'm more like a narwhal in life; unique enough some people think they don't exist, but legit an actual living creature if not commonly seen. Note* I don't have a horn and also don't stab people.
And struggle I do. “The struggle is real, bruh.” I suffer from chronic migraines so everything is always extra fun. Last year I FINALLY had a care provider listen and was implanted with an IUD which has so drastically reduced my migraine days. I used to have a migraine every day for 2 weeks straight out of the month, and have now reduced to maybe 10 migraines a month. Still not wonderful considering there are some magical unicorns in life that have never experienced a single migraine. But we do what we can, because I'm more like a narwhal in life; unique enough some people think they don't exist, but legit an actual living creature if not commonly seen. Note* I don't have a horn and also don't stab people.
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| Bubbles watches over me when I'm sick |
My chronic
migraines are no joke when it comes to being a functioning human
being/narwhal. I spent the last day and a half with an on/off
migraine with the “off” being a downgrade of a bad headache. I
took that time as a green light and did what I could. I did a few
dishes but I have to tell you the pile in and around our sink has
reached near catastrophic proportions. I've taken a before picture
but I will not be showing it until I have a satisfactory after
picture. So that's what I did in 2 days. I managed to wash a few
dishes and cooked a single meal. The meal I cooked was a boxed meal
but I'll take it as a success.
Sometimes the
successes we accept for ourselves are failures for other people, but
who cares? They don't live here anyway.
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